Hi Alice, This is my line, too, right? Last year Don and I visited Saugus Iron Works, a National Historic Site in MA. Very interesting and informative guides. Lots of terrific history. There's information on the JENKS and our DEXTER lines, too. Again my DEXTER line went from this area to Rochester, MA; then Charlestown, NH after marrying into my WEST line. Joan Reed Miller On Thu, 12 Apr 2001 18:00:59 -0400 "Alice Palladini" <[email protected]> writes: > From Capron Genealogy: > Joseph Scott married Elizabeth Jenks of Lynn, Ma. by whom he > had > 7 Chn. > Their son John and father Joseph died within a few hours of > each > other, of a fever. Joseph was age 40 and his widow lived till > she > was 70 yrs. old. > JENKS: Joseph was born in Rockingham, England in 1632. He and a > brother , > when young, came to Lynn, Ma. His brother concluded to settle at > Lynn, > but Joseph went in a short time to Pawtucket, R.I. where he > built a > house which was the first house built by a while man at that > place; > which house, is said, remains to this day, (1817) and is now > owned > by the widow and heirs of the late Ichabod Jenks. > He afterwards built him a forge to make iron, which was burnt > in King > Phillips War by the Indians. It was soon rebuilt and vast > quantities > of iron were made in it for more than a hundred years, History > says > the Jenks family mostly resided in Pawtucket, R.I. and it's > vicinity for > nearly a hundred years. and they all descend from the Hon. > Joseph Jenks > Esq. He had four children , all sons, who are reputed to have > been > very eminent men. The names were Joseph, Nathaniel, Ebenezer > and > William. > > *and he goes on about these 4 sons. > Pg. 21 > > Scoots and Jenks connect to the Capron; > I would further observe that there was a corresponding > connection > in friendship, and business between the families of Jeremiah > Scott, > Gov. Jenks and brothers, and Banfield Capron as well, before > and > after their connections in marriage . > They all lived a few miles of each other , and were in those > days > like near neighbors. > At the forge in Pawtucket, commonly called the Jenks Forge, > Joseph and > Sylvanus Scott and their brother in law > Pg. 23 > David Jenks , Walter Capron, and his brother in law David Aldrich > . all > learned the art of making iron. Afterwards Daniel Jenks , > Joseph and > Sylvanus Scott purchased privilege of John Arnold at > Woonsocket Falls > and built a forge, where they manufactured iron for several > years. The > they sold it to the late Judge Thomas Arnold, Judge Caleb > Aldrich, > and Robert Aldrich esq. > ======== > That's it Barb. on the Jenks history in this genealogy.. > Hope I typed without too many errors. > I have Joseph Jenks 3 times as an ancestor. Banfield Capron > 2 > times and George Aldrich 2 times. > My Scott line goes up to the Phebe Scott , b. 1811 ; w/m > Benjamin > Pickering. My GR.GR grand parents, who settled in South Parish > Mendon, > Ma. now East Blackstone, Ma. . > > Alice > > > ============================== > Shop Ancestry - Everything you need to Discover, Preserve & > Celebrate > your heritage! > http://shop.myfamily.com/ancestrycatalog > ________________________________________________________________ GET INTERNET ACCESS FROM JUNO! Juno offers FREE or PREMIUM Internet access for less! Join Juno today! For your FREE software, visit: http://dl.www.juno.com/get/tagj.